At that point, I considered my own young child and wept. I prayed. I asked God for this dear sister to be returned. I even put a photo of her on my computer monitor so I would be reminded to pray for her. But she was gone.
Several years later I heard she had been found. I couldn't believe it! God was merciful to us all as one of our own had been returned. Read the alife article at http://www.alliancel...icle.php?id=125 for the back-story.
My heart was moved even more toward the mission of The Alliance. This little girl was a symbol of God's faithfulness to his children, to his work, and to me through prayer.
Fast-forward to last Thursday and they announced we had a very special guest. Carl Ralston would speak on the child sex-trade and what God had put on his heart to do. And he said she was here--Nhu--this precious symbol of God's faithfulness.
I wept again as I listened to her story. How for a brief time she felt abandoned by God, her restoration to hope through the ministry of "Remember Nhu" that helps keep at-risk children safe from being sold into the sex trade.
And then the moment came to meet her, to thank her for her bravery and witness in the midst of this awful time. I cried periodically for the rest of the day. God is merciful. God is good. And he loves us all!
I asked her permission to attach her testimony in print and audio form. They can be accessed at the end of this post. Feel free to review it, but don't let it stop there.
Be transformed by this amazing story and allow God to move you to whatever his plan is for you. There is so much we can do as individuals but so much more we can do when united.
If you can't get up and go like Carl and his wife did, you can give to the GCF which enables people to go and be about the work of Jesus in places of unbelievable sorrow and darkness. You can sponsor a child through Remember Nhu. You can pray for this work and those going into these dark places to help the widow and orphan. Don't wait, just do it.
What you can do:
1: Read stories about sex trafficking and how people in The Alliance are stopping its spread by visiting http://www.cmallianc...sex+trafficking for other stories.
2: Make a donation to the GCF (Great Commission Fund) at http://www.cmalliance.org/give and help support the work of The Alliance
3: Find our more about Remember Nhu, visit http://remembernhu.org/
4: Download the transcript of Nhu's testimony at the bottom of this post.
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